Porsche Warrenty - Would you pay for it

[Yucca]

Hi all

I drive a nearly 3 year old Porsche Cayman 2.7L. Purchased it 1 year old with only 1900 miles on the clock, from Porche Solihull, one previous owner and have now done about 8,000 miles. Iv had it 2 years in May.

Warranty runs out in May. My first MOT is also due in May. Iv been advised to have the MOT done prior to warranty running out.

Iv been offered:

1 Year extended warranty, including free 1'11 check up, £660. Reduced from £1045 apparently. (Took Porsche assistance off to get this price - Don't expect to break down in such a new car!).

2 Years, £1190. Saves me £130 rather than buying year one and they year two separately.

Would really appreciate your thoughts, though I understand warranties are a personal decision.

1) Would you pay for extra warranty
2) Does the price seem right
3) Do you have any experience with Porsche warranty
4) Does such a new car really need extended warranty these days? Or is is scaremongering/money making scheme.

 

[Yucca]

I'd say yes, especially with Porsche because when they do go wrong it'll cost you money.

You might get away and "save" some temporary but sooner or later a big bill will bite you.

Even on a 3 year old car, new model, with very sensible miles driven. I have read many times on here about them having engine problems/boreing issues etc etc but I assumed these are the older models that people buy which have been driven hard for years.

Short of a blast on the motorway/a-roads I drive mine pretty sensibly.

 

[Yucca]

yes yes yes yes, or you could be like me and be £15k out of pocket if your engine fails like mine did.

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I assume your car was a much older Porsche?

 

[Yucca]

I would, simply for the peace of mind. Plus surely £1200 for two years is a steal considering parts and labour price on a Cayman? Is there an excess on each claim?

I do agree that if something major was to go wrong I'm sure the warranty would pay for itself.

But surly these very modern new cars should not be having engines blowing up on them etc being only 3-5 years old?!

 

[Yucca]

They have offered to throw in the 1'11 check for free which apparently they usually charge £216 for fixed price.

So I guess I'm getting a good deal.

I rang a second garage who quoted me same prices but insisted on charging me £216 for the 1'11 check.

 

[Yucca]

Not at the time it was a newish 997 c2s, I can't remember the exact dates but it was a 2005 and around 4-5 years old, I'd have to dig out all the old paperwork and heartache to get you the exact details.

But definitely not an ancient relic, I did actually get Porsche to contribute to the engine replacement thanks to a lot of forum support (and the fact we'd just bought a brand new 08 reg cayenne turbo), it was the well documented IMS issue.

Is there any way to check which cars have documented issues? Ie can I read up on what Caymans are known for...?

 

[Yucca]

£1200 for a two year warranty, for a Porsche.

I nearly pay more for my bmw, it's a no brainer

Even if it's just for the courtesy cars, it's worth it for that alone.

What have you been getting out of them?! Usually they expect car to be dropped off am and picked up pm, never overnight. And they have only ever given me a 3.2 Cayman at best.... No 911's or anything much better than my car to write home about

 

[Yucca]

I understand the legal limit for tyre thread and what Porsche take as 'acceptable' is different.... Thats what they told me.

Does that mean to pass the 1'11 check my tyres thread all have to be at their higher number to pass?! Seems very unfair and would lead to me replacing 4 tyres which still have several months life left on them?

And they aint going to be cheap either right!

 

[Yucca]

Hi all

Back to this again!

The car is now 6 years old with 30k miles (though I do intend to drive it much more in the coming years).

£700 per year for warrenty?! Or ditch it and move all servicing etc to a good local specalist?

There is a 3rd option of using the specalist for all work and buying the warrenty too. I can imagine this will result in arguments with main dealer blaming the specalist whenever its time to claim on the warrenty though!

Is it always a good idea to get the £700 pa warrenty regardless of age of car?!

 

[Yucca]

Without a doubt. After being stung to the tune of £3k on a TFSI A3, I would never run a car without it (and haven't since). I understand people have a slush fund but they soon whittle away if multiple unrelated issues occur in quick succession.

In my view it goes beyond repair work, and take into account how much easier it makes life in the event of a breakdown instead of an engine management light scenario. The fusebox went on my JCW in the middle of Cambridge. The car was recovered and taken to the dealership I requested along with a Taxi that dropped me home and a courtesy car was delivered the following day; that alone would have costed a few hundred and that's all ahead of the car being looked at.

The warranty does not cover breakdown, thats extra!

 

[Yucca]

£700 for a Porsche warranty is an absolute bargain, also the Porsche warranty is very comprehensive and pretty much covers entire car, money well spent.

Not sure if your aware of this... They have changed the rules recently. Now for the warranty to be valid you have to have all services and all work connected to a service such as break fluid, aux drive belt and filters etc done by Porsche. So the old school idea of using a good inde to save money on all of the above has gone out the window.

e.g. Major service plus break fluid change is circa 1k at Porsche and £500 at Porsche specialist.

So its not just the cost of the warranty any more, its all the other money that you could SAVE before that you can no longer save by using an inde.

Do you still think its well worth it Gibbo? Do you usually go to Porsche for all your services and work rather than a good inde?

I thought the common rule of thumb on the forums was to use Porsche whilst in warranty and then move to a good Porsche independant to save money?